Comments on: Processing Credit Cards on Tour with New iPhone App; PayPal, Other Alternatives?

By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:45:34 +0000

iSwipe is 20 bucks cheaper, has a nicer interface, and more features. We’re really happy with it.

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 04 May 2009 14:37:48 +0000

iTouch2Pay also processes credit cards and supports having canadian and U.S. bank accounts and has some good merchant discount rates.

By: Jordan314

Jordan314 — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:41:48 +0000

This is a great idea.
The app is actually called Credit Card Terminal. If you search for innerfence you won’t find it.
It looks like there are other apps, including Accept Credit Cards, which is free but you need to have a Merchantware subscription.

By: RichardL

RichardL — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:59:45 +0000

Yea. I’m sure they have issues. It’s just Prince Dilger McLean (or whatever he’s calling himself these days) wants to blame Windows Mobile for Apple’s iPhone activation snafu last summer when they introduced the iPhone 3G. It was the servers that were the problem not the credit card terminals.

Obviously the EasyPay terminals have worked well enough that Apple has been using them since 2005.

But it is a bit embarrassing for Apple’s runaway successful retail stores to be dependent on Windows Mobile-based devices given Apple’s anti-Windows marketing posture.

By: Peter Kirn

Peter Kirn — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:20:04 +0000

Well, the *idea* is right — and customers are always excited when someone can come to them, ring them up, and they don’t have to get in line. But I know those devices do have some issues.

I do take AppleInsider with a grain of salt. You do have to figure, though, this one is a no-brainer. If you didn’t read it there, you could guess.

By: RichardL

RichardL — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:18:00 +0000

> In fact, it sounds as though Apple will indeed — unsurprisingly — replace those Windows Mobile-powered devices with iPhones, says AppleInsider.

Yea. Unsurprising! Those things suck so much that Apple has been using them as the primary point of sale device in their tremendously successful stores for four years now. They must just blow chunks! Windows Mobile yuck!

I think you need to take AppleInsider’s inside information with a grain of salt.

By: Darren Landrum

Darren Landrum — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:22:13 +0000

I think I’ll mention that there will need to be a confirmation step to make sure the OCR got the number right before sending before someone else comes along and says I left out an obvious piece. :-P

By: Darren Landrum

Darren Landrum — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:08:19 +0000

I can’t help but wonder if it might be possible to write the app in such a way as to take a photo of the credit card, do an OCR on the numbers, and then of course promptly delete the pic of the card for security purposes.

If only the G1 was a decent phone. I almost bought one, expressly because I want to develop for it, but the battery life and processor power issues killed it for me.

By: SOILSOUND

SOILSOUND — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:22:03 +0000

Another reason indeed! The useful apps just get better and better. The iPhone is definitely one of the best devices I’ve ever purchased. I’m having fun with the FiRe Field Recorder now. Thanks for the great reviews!

By: AMRAyw

AMRAyw — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:59:20 +0000

well well… yet another reason to buy an iphone. awesome. dammit.